Why are prices so high?

USA’s largest egg corp profits ⬆️ 718%—raising prices

5 Big Oil corp profits ⬆️ 100%—raising prices

Large Corp profits ⬆️ 80%—raising prices

Inflation @ 6.04% & Wages only ⬆️ 4.4%

It’s not inflation
It’s not a labor shortage
It’s 100% corporate greed

Imagine writing a law in 2023, with only 27 words, to regulate weapons built in 2255, despite obviously having 0 knowledge of tech 232 years in the future.

That's how absurd it sounds when people today claim a 1791 Amendment encompasses all weapons in 2023 and cannot be questioned in any capacity

Love and prayers to families of the innocent victims of the Covenant mass shooting.
•Evelyn Dieckhaus, 9
•Hallie Scruggs 9
•William Kinney, 9
•Cynthia Peak, 61
•Katherine Koonce, 60
•Mike Hill, 61
Each deserved life. How many more deaths will it take? #GunReformNow

Covenant School is a private Christian school.

I don't want to hear a word from MAGA extremists who claim mass shootings happen b/c "we've taken God out of school."

It's not God out of schools that's the problem, it's NRA & gun lobby money in your coffers that is.
#GunReformNow

A mass shooting in Covenant school in Nashville, TN has left at least 3 dead, 4 including the terrorist.

In 2023 this is the 129th mass shooting, the 13th mass murder, & total YTD gun death count is 9900. Its March 27th—only the 86th day of the year.

We don't have to live like this.

The outrage over security from TikTok might be taken a bit more seriously if we didn't just watch Facebook admit to enabling Rohingya genocide, help to manipulate the 2016 election, cause massive PTSD to its own employees, and face zero meaningful accountability whatsoever.

Today the holy month of Ramadan begins for 1.6B Muslims. A month of fasting—not just from food & water—(ya, not even water), but from all fighting, war, bad habits, & injustices. A month of charity & peace we are called on to extend in our behavior year-round.

Ramadan Mubarak!

1/2

Hillary Clinton
•GOP: LOCK HER UP!

Joe Biden
•GOP: LOCK HIM UP!

Anthony Fauci
•GOP: LOCK HIM UP!

Trump: They're going to arrest me on Tuesday
•GOP: How dare the Democrats stain criminal justice with political arrests.🤬

The irony of racists mocking "woke" to ignore systemic racism is they've built an org called "Awake" to portray themselves as victims. They propagandize & claim racism doesn't exist—but if it does—they're the 'real' victims

Bc when you've had privilege your whole life—equality feels like oppressi

GOP: We protect kids!

So—ban child labor?

GOP: No

Ban child marriages?

GOP: No

Ban children from carrying guns?

GOP: No

Ban gun sales w/o background checks?

GOP: No

Then how exactly do protect kids?🤔

GOP: We ban books, discussions on racism, drag, & free school lunch.

Today is #EqualPayDay—the day the avg (white) woman must work into 2023 to earn what the avg man earned in 2022. That's 2.5 months more.😳

Compared to $1 to white men:
•White women earn: $.79
•Black women earn: $.64
•Multiracial women earn: $.63
•Latino women earn: $.57

We have so much work

1. Bankers lobby for deregulation.

2. Politicians deregulate bank.

3. Bank collapses due to lack of regulation.

Wall Street Journal: This is clearly the fault of non-white males.

WSJ screaming the quiet part loud & going full blown white supremacy. Absurd.

Two things can be true at once:

1. SVB clients deserved to be made whole to prevent collateral damage & stop exploitation. AND

2. Working people deserve to be made whole by ensuring companies do not exploit them w/poverty wages, exorbitant healthcare costs, & exploitative tuition loans

7-yr-old: Abbu when you were 7 what did you want to be when you growed up?
Me: An astronaut!
7: So why aren’t you an astronaut?
Me: Huh?🥺
7: Is it b/c you’re scared??
Me: Uhhh maybe?🥺🥺
7: You have to be brave Abbu😊
Me: Ok☹️
7: I can give you a hug & make you brave
M: Ok🥺
[Father/daughter h

Today is the 204 year anniversary of the "Civilization Fund Act," which paid white missionaries to partner with the federal govt to force Native Americans to convert to Christianity or die.

At its peak 357 such schools kidnapped Indigenous kids & abused & tortured them to death. Horrific.

Today I learned that after no fault divorce was legalized in 1970, female suicide rates dropped 20%🤯

The "strong 1950s family unit" that GOP is nostalgic about ignores record high female suicide, suffocating domestic violence, & zero female financial autonomy

But maybe that's GOP's goal?
#WHM

On Feb 27, 1869, US Congress refused to seat John Willis Menard, the first Black man elected to the House. Despite winning 64% of the vote, Congress refused to seat Rep Menard by a vote of 130 to 57, because he was Black.

Don't RT this in Florida as it's likely illegal to teach.

The Duggar family on abortion:
•2013: Abortion is “Baby Holocaust”
•2015: Rally against abortion!
•2020: March for Life!
•2023: “Due to complications we had a procedure to remove the baby & pretend it isn’t abortion.”

Healthcare for me but not for thee. Reckless hypocrisy.

https://t.co/Pn7

America's legal system

To practice law
—You need a 4 year BSc, the LSAT, a 3 year JD, pass the BAR, buy malpractice insurance, & total cost is ~$300K

To enforce the law
—Here’s paid 13-week training & a gun

To write the law
—No credentials needed—a billionaire can buy your seat

After winning 4 Golds at the 1936 Olympics, Jesse Owens (& 17 other Black Olympians) was denied a White House invite. Instead, Pres Roosevelt only invited white Olympians. It wasn't until 2016 that the White House finally apologized and invited their descendants to the WH.

2016.
#blackhistorymon

Malcolm X was assassinated 58 years ago today. This will always remain one of my favorite pieces of wisdom he shared. Indeed, not enough has changed. And now, not only do they deny the knife is they're, by banning Black history, they're making it illegal to even claim the knife is there.

Sorry I haven't posted in a week—just returned from Turkey moments ago, only to learn of another 6.4 magnitude earthquake which hit precisely the region I & my Humanity First team are in. HF remains on the ground to serve & save lives.

Donate: https://fundraise.humanity...

UPDATE: Turkey/Syria earthquake death toll has now surpassed 35,000 people, & tens of thousands more are still in harms way.

Thank you to the thousands who have donated. We are past $50K on our $100K goal. I leave for Turkey soon.

Pls Donate: https://fundraise.humanity...

UPDATE: 28,000+ are dead & more are dying. I just booked my flight to Turkey for earthquake relief with Humanity First USA.

I'll be on the ground. Help me raise $100,000 for Turkish & Syrian relief. $5 or $5000 — Donate & share. https://fundraise.humanity...

UPDATE: 25,000+ dead.???? I can vouch for HUMANITY FIRST USA. I've worked with them for 20+ years. More than 90% of funds donated reach the end person in need.

Join me in donating to Humanity First USA & let's get to work saving lives https://fundraise.humanity...

History of America's treatment of Black people

1619-1865: Enslavement

1865-1965: Jim Crow, Red lining, lynching, & no reparations

1965-2020: Mass incarceration, war on drugs, & still no reparations

2021-Now: What slavery? What systemic racism? It's a felony to read such books

#BlackHi

Here's the thing. I’m good with my taxes subsidizing welfare benefits for neighbors who can’t afford food. But I’m enraged with my taxes subsidizing corporate welfare for billionaires who won’t pay living wages or their fair share of taxes.

Pay workers. Tax billionaires. Period.

Keep Turkey & Syria and the surrounding nations in your prayers. Early estimates are 2600+ dead and scores more injured with 8000 homes destroyed. It's being called the worst earthquake to hit the region in 500 years.

I'll be vetting and posting legit fundraisers as soon as I possibly can.
#Tur

Excited to join Spoutible! A quick primer:

•I'm a human rights lawyer, author, immigrant, father, husband, & dad joke maven.😉

•Outside social media I have a weekly newsletter (I promise I don't spam) Sub here https://landing.mailerlite...

Much love & TY for the foll